Newbie ... helmet next week

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I have posted a few times as I decided whether to proceed with a

helmet or not. We went for it - and were casted this morning and we

get our helmet next Tuesday. They are doing a very fast turnaround

due to my babe's age - almost 9 months.

I am going to Sick Kid's in Toronto. I was very nervous as some of

the reviews on this site were less than complementary. I really

only have one shot at this deal so I am hoping we made the right

decision. I was really impressed with our orthoist - she was very

practical and realistic. She indicated given our kiddos shape of

head - he has a very broad back of the head - not caused by the

flattening, he was born that way such that it makes it diffult to

reshape, his age is advanced, the sheer size of his head (47.5 cm at

9 mnths up from 37.5 cm at birth) and one fontenal is now closed.

They will only helmet up until 12 months so we only have a 3 month

shot at this one. Either way, we have done it.

My questions:

- any bfders out there, any hints on how to breastfeed with a

helment - does it hinder the process?

- stickers - I can't find any clear backed stickers (lots of

Sandylion which seem to be mentioned) - I assume by clear back you

mean transparent or is just not 'paper' stickers

- if I did buy 'paper' stickers - can I still use them or will it

make a horrific mess?

- how well did your babe's adjust to the helmet - our guidance is to

ease them into their helmets but given my time limits I am wondering

what others experience is/was. I will also discuss with our

orthotist next week.

Many thanks

Ann